Top 40 Greatest Music Albums
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Unfortunately the limit is 40 - otherwise this is 1 album from each year between 1956 - 2016
- Chart updated: 03/19/2019 14:15
- (Created: 04/07/2017 00:41).
- Chart size: 40 albums.
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1979
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25,131
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1970
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9,175
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
2012
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22,387
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
2004
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1,204
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1984
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4,750
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
1987
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1,867
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
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1969
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57,306
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Year of Release:
2013
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7,528
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[First added to this chart: 03/19/2019]
Year of Release:
2001
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5,778
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Total albums: 40. Page 1 of 4
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums composition
| Decade | Albums | % | |
|---|---|---|---|
| 1930s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1940s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1950s | 0 | 0% | |
| 1960s | 4 | 10% | |
| 1970s | 7 | 18% | |
| 1980s | 3 | 8% | |
| 1990s | 3 | 8% | |
| 2000s | 7 | 18% | |
| 2010s | 16 | 40% | |
| 2020s | 0 | 0% |
| Artist | Albums | % | |
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| Kendrick Lamar | 3 | 8% | |
| Pink Floyd | 2 | 5% | |
| The Streets | 2 | 5% | |
| Radiohead | 2 | 5% | |
| Kanye West | 2 | 5% | |
| Gang Of Four | 1 | 3% | |
| Sade | 1 | 3% | |
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Top 40 Greatest Music Albums chart changes
| Biggest climbers |
|---|
| Up 14 from 19th to 5th Double Nickels On The Dime by Minutemen |
| Up 13 from 22nd to 9th Yeezus by Kanye West |
| Up 11 from 35th to 24th My Beautiful Dark Twisted Fantasy by Kanye West |
| Biggest fallers |
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| Down 26 from 3rd to 29th Original Pirate Material by The Streets |
| Down 19 from 16th to 35th The Piper At The Gates Of Dawn by Pink Floyd |
| Down 18 from 5th to 23rd At Fillmore East by The Allman Brothers Band |
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| ! | 10/02/2017 05:06 |  JulianR | 570 | 75/100 |
| ! | 04/09/2017 22:54 | Seab | 2,005 | 93/100 |
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respect for bitches brew!
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